Narrative Journalism: And Suddenly We Heard Gunshots

And Suddenly We Heard Gunshots

25-year-old Michael S., a missionary worker from South America, is sitting in his guest house in Kabul, playing cards with a friend of his, when suddenly someone starts screaming: “Three armed men”. As the first distant shots can be heard, his friend’s face grows pale. The sound of gunshots comes closer as they hide in the wardrobe of their room.

Two hours later, the police forces arrive and find Michael, his friend, as well as three other survivors of the attack in the guest house. The 25-year-old is shaking as he repeats the same words over and over again: “We are still alive”.

This is not the first attack on missionaries in Kabul, and it seems as though the bloody disputes are not going to come to an end soon. Even with a rising number of casualties every year, however, Roots of Peace resolve to help Kabul’s citizen does not waver.